U.S.-Mexico Bar Association 2013 Annual Meeting and CLE Conference Barra de Abogados México-Estados Unidos Asamblea Annual 2013 y Conferencia Educación Continua New Laws, New Opportunities Nuevas Leyes, Nuevas Oportunidades 29-31 October/Octubre 2013 Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel - Phoenix, Arizona, USA Keynote Speakers The Honorable John McCain United States Senate (invited) Larry Edward Penley, Ph.D. President, Thunderbird School of Global Management Topics Include / Los temas incluyen: v International Arbitration / Arbitraje Internacional v Tax / Impuestos v Anticorruption Practices / Prácticas de Anticorrupción v Energy / Energía v Immigration / Inmigración v Litigation / Litigio v Real Estate / Bienes Raíces v and More / y Más DIAMOND SPONSOR Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. in cooperation with the
Bienvenida / Welcome Philip A. Robbins, US Chair It is an honor to extend a warm welcome to Phoenix. Arizona lawyers have a long tradition of close relations with our colleagues across the border. As neighbors, we have a history of professional, business and family connections, I hope you and your families will find the conference useful and enjoyable. The USMBA presents a unique opportunity for professional contacts and enrichment and I hope that all of you who are not already members will take this opportunity to join the USMBA. Dear friends and colleagues: USMBA Mexico Chair Welcome statement I would like to welcome you to our 2013 annual conference. We are sure that the event will be extraordinary, not only for the expertise of the panelists and speakers invited, but also for the audience. Finally, I wanted to express my gratitude to the City of Phoenix and to its legal community for their warm reception and for being our host during the following days. Saludos, Hugo Hernández-Ojeda Alvirez, México Chair Tuesday/martes, 29 October/Octubre 3:00 - Registration / Registro 6:00pm Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel, 3rd Floor 340 North 3rd Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 USA 602.262.2500 6:30- Welcome Reception / Cocktail de bienvenida 8:30pm Location / Lugar: Offices of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. One Arizona Center 400 East Van Buren Street, Suite 1900 Phoenix, AZ 85004-2202 Wednesday/Miércoles, 30 October/Octubre 9:00am 9:20am Welcome / Bienvenida Philip A. Robbins, Phoenix, AZ Philip A. Robbins, P.C. US Chair Hugo Hernández-Ojeda Alvírez, México, DF Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa, S.C. Mexico Chair Bill Gates, Phoenix, AZ Vice Mayor, City of Phoenix Current US-Mexico Legal Issues in Arbitration-Challenging Awards/ Aspectos jurídicos recientes en México y Estados Unidos en materia de laudos arbitrales Carlos McCadden-Martinez, México, DF Loperena Lerch y Martin del Campo Gabriela Álvarez-Ávila, México, DF Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP Wayne I. Fagan, San Antonio, TX Pulman, Cappuccio, Pullen, Benson & Jones, LLP Eduardo Magallón Gómez, México, DF Magallón, Peniche, Arroyo & Galindo, Abogados 10:20am 11:15am 11:30am 12:30pm New Trends in Telecom: Opportunities and Challenges / Nuevas tendencias en telecomunicaciones: Oportunidades y retos Luis Luján Sauri, Santiago de Querétaro, QRO Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C. Federico Hernández Arroyo, México, DF Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa S.C. Pantelis Michalopoulos, Washington, D.C. Steptoe & Johnson LLP Break / Receso Anticorruption and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) / Legislación en los Estados Unidos contra prácticas de corrupción en el extranjero (FCPA) José Miguel Zozayacorrea-Kuri, Zapopan, JAL Baker & McKenzie Abogados, S.C. Jordan Cowman, Dallas, TX Greenberg Traurig, LLP Dan W. Goldfine, Phoenix, AZ Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. Edmundo Torres-Barajas, Zapopan, JAL Baker & McKenzie Abogados, S.C. Lunch / Almuerzo Ticketed event - pg 5. Tickets will not be sold at the door / Los boletos están disponibles para los asistentes y sus invitados - pg 5. Los boletos no se venderán a la entrada. Keynote Address: Education & Prosperity - The Mutual Benefit. Expanding cross-border economic development through education / Educación y Prosperidad El beneficio mutuo. Ampliando el desarrollo económico transfronterizo a través de la educación Larry Edward Penley, Ph.D, Phoenix, AZ President, Thunderbird School of Global Management www.usmexicobar.org
1:45pm 2:45pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 5:45pm Immigration Reform Quo Vadis? / Reforma migratoria - Hacia donde vamos? Terry Weir, Houston, TX Dunbar Harder, PLLC Mario Jorge Yáñez, México, DF Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa, S.C. Kathleen Campbell Walker, El Paso, TX Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated Break / Receso New Legislation and Trends in Labor and Employment in Mexico and the U.S. / Nueva legislación y tendencias laborales en Mexico y EUA Rafael Carmona, México, D.F. Romo Paillés, S.C. Jorge G. de Presno Arizpe, México, DF Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C. Reynaldo Velazquez, Miami, FL FordHarrison LLP Real Estate Finance, Development and Foreign Investment Regulations in U.S and Mexico / Regulación en materia de financiamiento, desarrollo e inversión extranjera en el sector inmobiliario en E.U.A. y Mexico Carlos Sugich, Phoenix, AZ Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. L. Alberto Balderas Fernández, México, DF Jáuregui, Navarrete y Del Valle, S.C. Lars O. Lagerman, Phoenix, AZ Bryan Cave LLP Judith A. Wilson, Tijuana, BC Bryan, González Vargas & González Baz, S.C. Potential Tax Reform & International Tax Transparency and Audits / Proyecto de reforma fiscal & auditorias, transparencia fiscal internacional Michelle B. Graham, Rancho Santa Fe, CA McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Abel F. Mejía Cosenza, México, DF Sánchez-DeVanny Eseverri, S.C. Arturo Tiburcio Tiburcio, México, DF Tiburcio Abogados, S.C. Adjourn / Clausura 5:45-6:45pm Annual Meeting / Asamblea Anual Presiding Officers / Ponentes: Philip A. Robbins and Hugo Hernández Ojeda Alvirez Annual Dinner / Cena Anual Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel 7:30pm - Cash Bar Reception / Cash Bar 8:00pm - Dinner and Keynote Speaker / Cena y Conferencia Magistral Senator John McCain (invited) Tickets are available for registrants and their guests-pg 5. Indicate the number you wish to purchase on the registration form. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Los boletos están disponibles para los asistentes y sus invitados-pg 5. Favor de indicar el número de boletos que desea comprar en el formulario de registro. Los boletos no se venderán a la entrada. 8:30am 9:00am Thursday/Jueves, 31 October/Octubre Continental Breakfast Issues in Cross-Border Estate Planning and Probate / Temas sobre Planeación Patrimonial Transfronteriza y Juicios Sucesorios Michael F. Patterson, Phoenix, AZ Polsinelli PC Juan Pablo G. Zaragoza, Phoenix, AZ Polsinelli PC What if Macondo happened South of the Border? Analysis of third party liability of contractors under Mexican law / Qué hubiera sucedido si el accidente de Macondo hubiera tenido lugar al sur de la frontera? Análisis de la responsabilidad de los contratistas bajo la ley mexicana Daniel Aranda Rabago, México, DF Gardere, Arena y Asociados, S.C. James Jay Munisteri, Houston, TX Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP 9:40am Mexico s Energy Law - A Legislative Update / Derecho energético Mexicano Actualidades legislativas Mario López de Escalera, Houston, TX Head of Legal and Foreign Legal Consultant P.M.I. Holdings North America, Inc.
10:00am 10:15am 11:15am 12:00pm 1:00pm Break / Receso Current Developments in Customs and Trade Issues / Tendencias actuales en materia aduanera y de comercio exterior Lawrence W. Hanson, Houston, TX Law Office of Lawrence W. Hanson, P.C. Luis F. Martinez Serna, Monterrey, NL Abogados Martinez S.C. Michael Roll, Los Angeles, CA Pisani & Roll LLP Challenges for Antitrust Enforcement and Policy in Mexico and the USA / Retos de la política y aplicación de la legislación de competencia en México y Estados Unidos Lucia Ojeda Cárdenas, México, DF SAI Consultores, S.C. Miguel Flores Bernés, México, DF Comisionado, Comisión Federal de Competencia Martín Moguel Gloria, México, DF De la Torre, Rodríguez Leroux & Moguel Jeffrey I. Zuckerman, Washington, D.C. Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP Oral Trials in Criminal, Commercial and Civil Cases; Social, Budgetary and Training Challenges for Mexico / Juicios orales en materia penal, mercantil y civil; desafíos sociales, presupuestarios y de capacitación para México D. Michael Mandig, Tucson, AZ Waterfall Economidis Caldwell Hanshaw & Villamana PC Raquel Barajas Monjarás, Guanajuato, GT Magistrada, Tribunal Superior de Justicia Jesus Romero López, San Diego, CA Senior Trial Attorney, Trial Skills Instructor Office of the San Diego Primary Public Defender Adjourn / Clausura Conference Location & Reservations Lugar de Conferencia y Reservaciones Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel 340 North 3rd Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 USA 1 866 837 4213 (US) + 602.262.2500 (International) A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the special rate of $199.00 for single/double. Your reservations must be made by October 7, 2013. Registrants may call one of the numbers above and refer to the US Mexico Bar Association 2013 or go to https:// www.starwoodmeeting.com/book/usmexicobar in order to obtain this rate. Planning Committee / Comité de Planeación Conference Chairs / Presidentes de la Conferencia Philip A. Robbins U.S. Chair Hugo Hernández-Ojeda Alvírez Mexico Chair Jerrold L. Bregman Bryan Elwood Michelle B. Graham Lawrence W. Hanson Carlos Loperena Ruiz Luis Emilio Luján Sauri Carlos Jeffrey McCadden John P. Melko Lucía Ojeda Cárdenas Manuel Pasero Colunga Carlos A. Sugich Felix Todd Piñero Terry Weir Judith A. Wilson José Miguel Zozayacorrea-Kuri USMBA Executive Director / Director Ejecutivo de la USMBA Barbara Williams Conference Coordinator / Coordinadora de la Conferencia Leslie Lynn Myers Enjoy the desert beauty of Phoenix and variety of scenery and adventures* in arizona available to you in 2013! *Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau (www.visitphoenix.com/index.aspx) Explore Arizona www.arizonaguide.com
General Information Pre-Registration To ensure sufficient materials are available for all attendees, pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Door registration is an additional $70.00. Registration by Telephone You may register by calling (512) 451-6960. Please provide an AMERICAN EXPRESS, VISA or MASTERCARD number, expiration date, security code, and billing address. Cancellations and Refunds Refunds, less a $50.00 processing fee, will be given to registrants who cancel by 5:00 p.m., 25 October 2013. No refunds will be granted thereafter. Student Registrations Student registrations will be accepted on a space available basis, and will include written materials on a USB drive or download and the Tuesday Night Social Event. It does NOT include the Wednesday lunch or Wednesday Night Special Event. Students may attend the Wednesday lunch and/or Special Event by ordering guest tickets under Event Registration (opposite) where indicated. Special Accommodations If special arrangements are required for a person with a disability to attend this program, please contact us at (512) 451-6960. No Audio or Video recording, please. Course Credit This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education Credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 11.25 hrs, including 1 hr. ethics. Please let us know at checkin whether you need credit in another state. uregister me for the Conference as follows: All prices in US $$ USMBA Member: Registration (Due by 5 p.m., 25 Oct.)...$425 After 5:00 p.m. 25 Oct. and Door Registration Fee...$495 Non-Member Registration (Due by 5 p.m., 25 Oct.)...$525 After 5:00 p.m. 25 Oct. and Door Registration Fee...$595 USMBA Student Member Registration...$125 Non-Member Student Registration...$200 Full-Time Academics, Judges, or Government Officials: Registration...$275 vmeal and Event Registration Important! You MUST complete in order to guarantee your reservation. Tickets will NOT be sold at the door! I will attend the Tuesday Night Social Event at no charge I will bring guests at no charge I will attend the Wednesday Lunch...$23 I will bring guests at $35 each (students register here)...$ I will attend the Wednesday Night Special Event (cash bar)...$55 I will bring guests at $75 each (students register here)...$ TOTAL ENCLOSED...$ No refunds after 5 p.m., Friday, 25 October 2013. See Cancellation Policy. xname Firm Address City, State, Zip, Country Phone Bar Card # (if applicable - indicate state) Email ymake checks payable to Texas Institute of CLE or Please charge: AMEX Visa MasterCard Account No. Name on card (Please print) Signature Registration / Cuotas de Inscripción USMBA 2013 Annual Meeting and CLE Conference 29-31 October / Octubre 2013 Phoenix, Arizona, USA 4 Ways to Register: Mail: Texas Institute of CLE USMBA 2013 Conference P.O. Box 4646 Austin, TX 78765-4646 Billing Address, incl. zip code (if different from above) Online: www.clesolutions.com Fax: (512) 451-2911 Phone: (512) 451-6960 (must be accompanied by American Express, Visa or Mastercard Information) I cannot attend the Conference. Please forward the following: Course Materials - on USB ($190 +.0825 tax)...$205.68 Exp. Date 3/4 digit Security Code
2013 Sponsors Diamond Sponsor Platinum Sponsors Gold Sponsors Silver Sponsors Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C. v Bryan Cave LLP v Bryan, González Vargas & González Baz, S.C. v Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated v DeForest v Directum Translations vdunbar Harder, PLLC v Gomez del Campo & Moreno LLP v Law Office of Lawrence W. Hanson, P.C. v McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP v National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade. v Parra Law Offices, P.L.L.C.v Pasero Abogados, S.C. v Philip A. Robbins, P.C. v Quarles & Brady, LLP v Raigosa Consultores v Tiburcio Abogados, S.C. v Tricon Energy Ltd. v Waterfall Economidis Caldwell Hanshaw & Villamana, P.C. Cooperating Entities Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa, Colegio de Abogados, A.C. v Arizona Commerce Authority v Arizona-Mexico Commision v Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados, A.C. v International Section, State Bar of Arizona v Universidad Anahuac v Universidad Panamericana